October 2010
Businesses reminded not to mislead over public holiday surcharge
21 October 2010
The Commerce Commission is reminding those businesses who choose to apply a surcharge on public holidays that they must not mislead consumers. This follows a warning to a company that is a major provider of food and alcohol at Wellington's Westpac Stadium.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Refunds for second tier home loan borrowers
21 October 2010
The Commerce Commission has entered into a settlement with New Zealand Guardian Trust Company resulting from an investigation into break fees. The settlement will see 77 affected consumers sharing refunds of $165,000.
Relates to: Fair Trading, Consumer Credit
Company director and car dealership fined for misleading about damaged vehicles
12 October 2010
The managing director of a Porirua car dealership and his company, Sunrise Motor Group Limited, were fined in the Wellington District Court today after pleading guilty to multiple charges of breaching the Fair Trading Act. Surya Kumar was fined a total of $9,600 on six charges and Sunrise Motor Group a total of $19,200 on twelve charges.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Businesses reminded not to mislead over GST pricing increases
8 October 2010
The Commerce Commission is reminding businesses that they risk breaching the Fair Trading Act if price increases are misleadingly represented as being due to the GST increase. This follows a warning issued to the owners of Wellington's daily paper, The Dominion Post, which represented that a price increase was 'forced' by the GST change, when this was not the case.
Relates to: Fair Trading
Methven pleads guilty to misleading consumers over shower water and energy savings
4 October 2010
Methven Limited, a company that manufactures and supplies bathroom fittings, has pleaded guilty to nine breaches of the Fair Trading Act for misleading consumers about the potential savings gained when using the Satinjet shower product range.
Relates to: Fair Trading
